Yep, I did it! Gave myself a black eye today. Its starting to look rather pretty. Swollen, purple at the corner of the eye and working down beside the nose. Saw the doc, went for blood work (what a perfect time to have my own monitor 
) should have the results soon.
I hit my cheek bone dead center and applied ice right away. Doc said not to do any lifting or bending for the next few days and to keep the ice on for about 15 minutes at a time for the following 3 hours - that's been done. Also I'm to watch to see if 'the swelling gets bigger' after 3 hours and to call.
QUESTION: will this swelling be soft or hard if blood is pooling around the impact area? Or maybe I'm worrying about nothing. (Wish I had a doc that could speak english - I went to a walk in clinic.) But I thought you wise folks could give me a better understanding what I should look out for.
Oh yea, received a beautiful stone in the windshield on my way home from the doctors. Not sure what really hurts most.....my eye or the cost of replacing the windshield. And its not even the 13th yet
Thanks for reading
) should have the results soon.I hit my cheek bone dead center and applied ice right away. Doc said not to do any lifting or bending for the next few days and to keep the ice on for about 15 minutes at a time for the following 3 hours - that's been done. Also I'm to watch to see if 'the swelling gets bigger' after 3 hours and to call.
QUESTION: will this swelling be soft or hard if blood is pooling around the impact area? Or maybe I'm worrying about nothing. (Wish I had a doc that could speak english - I went to a walk in clinic.) But I thought you wise folks could give me a better understanding what I should look out for.
Oh yea, received a beautiful stone in the windshield on my way home from the doctors. Not sure what really hurts most.....my eye or the cost of replacing the windshield. And its not even the 13th yet
Thanks for reading
